| isochasm | a locus of points where auroras are sighted with equal frequency. | |
| almucantar | (astron.) the circle of all points at a specified altitude on the celestial sphere. | |
| aclinic line | the locus on the earth's surface, approximating the equator, where a compass needle does not tend from the horizontal. | |
| agonic line | the locus of all points on the earth's surface whose magnetic declination is zero. [< Gk /go~nia~/ angle] | |
| thalweg | a imaginary line along the bottom of a valley or riverbed. | |
| hachure | the same as a contour line? |